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Bill Dare is an English author and creator/producer of radio and television comedy programmes.
Biography
Dare is an author and producer/devisor of various (mainly comedy) programmes mainly for
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Radio and television, including ''
The Mary Whitehouse Experience
The ''Mary Whitehouse Experience'' was a British topical sketch comedy show produced by the BBC in association with Spitting Image Productions. It starred two comedy double acts, one being David Baddiel and Rob Newman, the other Steve Punt an ...
'', ''
Dead Ringers'', ''
The Now Show
''The Now Show'' is a British radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, which satirises the week's news. The show is a mixture of stand-up, sketches and songs hosted by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. The show used to feature regular appearances b ...
'', ''
The Late Edition
''The Late Edition'' is a British television programme broadcast on BBC Four. It takes the form of a weekly topical chat show in the vein of ''The Daily Show'', presented by comedian Marcus Brigstocke. Each episode typically features comical ne ...
'', ''
I've Never Seen Star Wars'' and ''
The Secret World
''The Secret World'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing video game set in a modern-day real world under attack from occult forces. Ragnar Tørnquist led development of the initial game for Funcom. ''The Secret World'' uses a subsc ...
'', and ''
Brian Gulliver's Travels''. He was also the producer of eight series of
ITV's ''
Spitting Image
''Spitting Image'' is a British satirical television puppet show, created by Peter Fluck, Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn. First broadcast in 1984, the series was produced by 'Spitting Image Productions' for Central Independent Television ...
''. A running gag on the radio version of ''Dead Ringers'' was
Jon Culshaw, in the style of
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ...
saying Dare's name in an exaggerated fashion at the end of the credits.
He wrote and appeared in his own Radio 4 sketch show, ''
Life, Death and Sex with Mike and Sue'' which ran for five series. More recently he has emerged as a more serious writer. Dare's first novel, ''Natural Selection'' is published in the UK and US, and his first stage play, ''Touch'', was performed at the
Edinburgh Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also referred to as The Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe, or Edinburgh Fringe Festival) is the world's largest arts and media festival, which in 2019 spanned 25 days and featured more than 59,600 performances of 3,841 dif ...
in 2007. His second play, "Misconception" was also performed at Edinburgh.
His radio series, ''
Brian Gulliver's Travels'' is now a novel, published by
Pilrig Press 2013. His third novel, The Billion Pound Lie, is about a man who is mistaken for a lottery winner and was described as 'a funny, touching novel about friendship, love and lottery tickets' by Erin Kelly.
Dare's shows have won several awards including three Radio Academy Gold awards for best comedy.
Dare wrote his first song at the age of 58 and released his first single aged 61.
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British radio writers
Living people
People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)